Microsoft shuts down Skype, users can migrate their data to Teams Free

[harlan4096]

Microsoft has officially retired Skype today. This decision was announced at the end of February.

Skype was once so popular that Microsoft acquired it for $8.5 Billion in 2011. But the voice over IP (VoIP) platform struggled in the decade to follow. It lost a huge chunk of its user base to other services, which offered better features across platforms.

The emergence of FaceTime, Zoom, WhatsApp, and Facebook's Messenger practically spelt the end of Skype. Microsoft itself began focusing on its other instant communication app, Teams, and launched a free version of the tool.

While users can no longer use Skype for communication, Microsoft has given users a couple of choices, you could either choose to switch to the free version of Microsoft Teams. This allows users to import all their data including chats, group chats, message history and contacts over to Teams. To add to this, users can log in to Teams using their Skype credentials.

Continue Reading...